| Overcoming the challenges: maternal movement and positioning to facilitate labor progress. | |
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PMID: 20215946 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The benefits of maternal movement and position changes to facilitate labor progress have been discussed in the literature for decades. Recent routine interventions such as amniotomy, induction, fetal monitoring, and epidural anesthesia, as well as an increase in maternal obesity, have made position changes during labor challenging. The lack of maternal changes in position throughout labor can contribute to dystocia and increase the risk of cesarean births for failure to progress or descend. This article provides a historical review of the research findings related to the effects of maternal positioning on the labor process and uses six physiological principles as a framework to offer suggestions for maternal positioning both before and after epidural anesthesia. |
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Authors:
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Elaine Zwelling |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing Volume: 35 ISSN: 1539-0683 ISO Abbreviation: MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-10 Completed Date: 2010-06-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605941 Medline TA: MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 72-8; quiz 79-80 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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Hill-Rom Company. ezwelling@verizon.net |
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Cesarean Section Dystocia / prevention & control Exercise* Female Humans Labor Stage, Second / physiology Labor, Obstetric* Maternal Welfare Nurse's Role Nurse-Patient Relations* Obstetric Labor Complications / nursing*, prevention & control* Patient Positioning / methods*, nursing Posture* Pregnancy |
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